The only thing I was worried about was Christian Bale. Don’t get me wrong. He’s a good actor. Very good, in fact. But there’s something about him that annoys me. Something I can’t put my finger on. I just don’t know what it is.

I must say though, I am very impressed with his performance as Trevor Reznik. I don’t think another actor could have played him. The tormented nature of the character is just perfect for Bale. You desperately wanted him to get better, for him to find out what’s going on and for everything to be okay. But, naturally, it’s not.

One thing has to be said though. He was scarily thin. I mean, I watched Hunger. That was intense. Michael Fassbender was scarily thin too. But Christian Bale took it to new extremes. I don’t actually know how he is still alive after that. For any actor to have that much dedication, I will tip my hat to them. I could never do that.

The story line, sadly, is a little bit predictable. What I mean by that is, you kinda know how it’s going to end. But that doesn’t matter. The tension all the way through the film makes up for it so much. I felt uncomfortable all the way through this film. I had just watched Ladder 49 at this point, and had hoped to watch another film after this. I just couldn’t. I didn’t want that feeling to go away. It was magical, but disturbing. And I loved it so much.

Some of the acting in the film could have been improved to be honest. The waitress annoyed me. She over-acting ever so slightly. Which irritated me. And the ‘villain’ of the story was also a little bit too much. Even Christian Bale at times over-acted a little bit. But I can live with that. And sometimes, Bale’s over-exaggerated expressions were what creeped me out. I mean, come on. To see someone so gaunt looking so horrified. That would scare anyone I think.

I would recommend this film to anyone. I mean, anyone. It is definitely a must see film. Don’t worry about the predictable ending. Honestly, the rest of the film is worth it.